In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 281, No. 5378 ( 1998-08-07), p. 832-835
Abstract:
The small guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) Cdc42 and Rac1 regulate E-cadherin–mediated cell-cell adhesion. IQGAP1, a target of Cdc42 and Rac1, was localized with E-cadherin and β-catenin at sites of cell-cell contact in mouse L fibroblasts expressing E-cadherin (EL cells), and interacted with E-cadherin and β-catenin both in vivo and in vitro. IQGAP1 induced the dissociation of α-catenin from a cadherin-catenin complex in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of IQGAP1 in EL cells, but not in L cells expressing an E-cadherin–α-catenin chimeric protein, resulted in a decrease in E-cadherin–mediated cell-cell adhesive activity. Thus, IQGAP1, acting downstream of Cdc42 and Rac1, appears to regulate cell-cell adhesion through the cadherin-catenin pathway.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.281.5378.832
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
1998
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
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11
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